John Forsythe

ActorProducer Jan 29 (died age 92) Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA 1943–2011 (68 year career)

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Biography

John Forsythe (born Jacob Lincoln Freund; January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010) was an American stage, television and film actor. Forsythe starred in three television series, spanning four decades and three genres: as single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the 1950s sitcom Bachelor Father (1957–1962); as the unseen millionaire Charles 'Charlie' Townsend on the 1970s crime drama Charlie's Angels (1976–1981), and as patriarch Blake Carrington on the 1980s soap opera Dynasty (1981–1989). He hosted Worl…

Known For

Film

Scrooged

Lew Hayward

Film

Charlie's Angels

Charlie (voice)

Film

The Trouble with Harry

Sam Marlowe

Film

In Cold Blood

Alvin Dewey

Film

...And Justice for All

Judge Henry T. Fleming

Film

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)

Film

Charlie's Angels

Charles Townsend (voice)

Film

Topaz

Michael Nordstrom

Filmography

Acting (114)

Movies (62)

Beatles Stories

2011

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

2003

as Charles 'Charlie' Townsend (voice)

5.5

Did you leave us, Blake?

2002

as Self

6.0

'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't Over

as Self

Charlie's Angels

as Charlie (voice)

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

1999

as Mr. Ryan (voice)

5.8

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

1996

as Self

6.4

Universal Studios Florida: Experience the Magic of Movies

1994

as Self - Host

Universal Studios Hollywood: A Universe of Cinemagic

1992

as Himself

Opposites Attract

1990

as Rex Roper

Scrooged

1988

as Lew Hayward

6.8

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

as Self

6.0

On Fire

1987

as Joe Leary, Sr.

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

1986

as Self

9.0

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

1985

as Self

7.7

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

8.0

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

as Self - Host

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Mysterious Two

as He

Sizzle

as Mike Callahan

A Time for Miracles

1980

as Postulator

6.0

...And Justice for All

1979

as Judge Henry T. Fleming

7.1

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

as Self

6.2

With This Ring

1978

as Gen. Albert Harris

The Users

1978

as Reade Jamieson

1.0

Cruise Into Terror

1978

as Rev. Charles Mather

Tail Gunner Joe

as Paul Cunningham

Never Con a Killer

as E.J. Valerian

Goodbye & Amen

1977

as The American Ambassador

6.3

Amelia Earhart

1976

as G.P. Putnam

Charlie's Angels

1976

as Charles Townsend (voice) (uncredited)

The Deadly Tower

1975

as Lt. Elwood Forbes

6.6

The Healers

1974

as Dr. Robert Kier

Cry Panic

1974

as David Ryder

6.8

Terror on the 40th Floor

1974

as Dan Overland

4.2

Lisa, Bright and Dark

1973

as William Schilling

The Letters

as Paul Anderson

Murder Once Removed

as Dr. Ron Wellesley

Topaz

as Michael Nordstrom

The Happy Ending

as Fred Wilson

Shadow on the Land

as Gen. Wendell Bruce

8.0

A Bell for Adano

1967

as Maj. Victor P. Joppolo

In Cold Blood

as Alvin Dewey

Madame X

as Clay Anderson

Kitten with a Whip

as David Stratton

See How They Run

as Martin Young

I Saw the Whole Thing

1962

as Michael Barnes

Dubrovsky

1959

as Wladia

4.8

What Makes Sammy Run?

1959

as Al Manheim

7.0

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956

as Sgt. Danny Sullivan

4.3

Everything But the Truth

1956

as Ernie Miller

8.2

The Trouble with Harry

as Sam Marlowe

The Glass Web

as Don Newell

Escape from Fort Bravo

1953

as Captain Marsh

6.3

It Happens Every Thursday

1953

as Bob MacAvoy

6.2

The Captive City

1952

as James "Jim" C. Austin

6.0

10,000 Horses Singing

1952

as Marv Payne

American Harvest

1951

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Arson, Inc.

1949

as Race Track Aannouncer (voice, uncredited)

5.3

The Things People Want

1948

as Don

Destination Tokyo

1943

as Sparks

6.8

Northern Pursuit

1943

as Corporal (uncredited)

6.0

Television (52)

Hollywood Squares

1998

as Self - Panelist

7.3

E! True Hollywood Story

Gargoyles

as Pat Doyle (voice)

Blue Skies

as Henry Baskin

Denver Clan ohne Maske

1993

as Self

The Powers That Be

as William Powers

Dynasty: The Reunion

as Blake Carrington

The Colbys

Wogan

as Self

Christmas in Washington

as Self

Dynasty

as Blake Carrington

The Love Boat

as Burt Gardner

Charlie's Angels

as Charles Townsend (voice)

6.7

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Host

Medical Story

Police Story

To Rome with Love

as Michael Endicott

ABC Stage 67

as Self

Run for Your Life

as Spencer Holt

The John Forsythe Show

1965

as Major John Foster

5.0

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

as Charlie King

5.7

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

as Jerry Wilson / John Williams

5.3

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.5

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

as Michael Barnes

7.9

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self - Co-Host

5.4

Kraft Mystery Theatre

1961

6.3

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Self - Host

Bachelor Father

as Bentley Gregg

The Lux Show

as Self

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as CSA Lt. David Marr

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Kim Stanger

Miss Universe

as Host

Playwrights '56

Climax!

as Joe Sullivan

General Electric Theater

as Bentley Gregg

The Red Skelton Show

as Millionaire's Son

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Captain Fisby

8.6

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Tony Preston

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

as Dr. Frederick Steele

5.6

The Jack Benny Program

as John Forsythe

Suspense

as David

Lights Out

The Emmy Awards

as Self

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Studio One

Kraft Television Theatre

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

Crew (2)

Movies (1)

On Fire

1987

Executive Producer

Television (1)

General Electric Theater

1953

Producer

6.4